Otis Louis Miller (February 2, 1901 – July 26, 1959) was an American politician and baseball player.
Baseball career
Miller was a
Major League Baseball
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third baseman who played for the
St. Louis Browns
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(1927) and
Boston Red Sox
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(1930–1932). Miller batted and threw right-handed. He was born in
Belleville, Illinois. In a four-season career, Miller was a .274
hitter (229-for-837) with 95
runs and 91
RBI in 272
games played.
Political career
Miller served in the
Illinois House of Representatives from 1949 until his death as a
Republican
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Political ideology
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. His son
Otis L. Miller, Jr. also served in the Illinois House of Representatives in 1961 and 1962.
['Illinois Blue Book 1961–1962,' Biographical Sketch of Otis L. Miller (son), pg. 336]
Miller died in Belleville, Illinois, at the age of 58.
Notes
External links
Retrosheet
1901 births
1959 deaths
Major League Baseball third basemen
Boston Red Sox players
St. Louis Browns players
Sportspeople from Belleville, Illinois
Baseball players from St. Clair County, Illinois
Republican Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives
20th-century American politicians
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